Leah left her home in Raleigh, North Carolina on March 9, 2000 of her own accord. She did not advise anyone of her destination. She traveled in a white Jeep Cherokee, North Carolina License # JVP-2881. The vehicle was found abandoned on a logging road near Mount Baker on March 18, 2000. A ticket was purchased from the movie theater at Bellis Fair Mall in Bellingham, Washington on March 13, 2000 at 2:10 PM for the movie American Beauty.